Cruise downstream to Chau doc from Phnom Penh Cambodia through Vinh Xuong border pass. See the floating fish farm village in Chau Doc, experience the trading activities on the floating markets, Enjoy your homestay with the local people. End your journey in the dynamic Ho Chi Minh city.

Special note: apply for Vietnam visa in advance

Note for itinerary: this is group itinerary so we try to make it as writing, however, sometimes we have to change it without prior notice

Day 1 : Phnom Penh (Cambodia) – Chau Doc

At noon, pick up at your hotel in Phnom Penh and transfer to the boat pier in Sisowat Quay for boarding the Hang Chau boat to Chau Doc. The boat will come to Cambodia border Kaam Samnor where you complete the exiting customs. Then we get on board again to enter Vietnam via Vinh Xuong. Complete a customs clearance in Vinh Xuong border. The speedboat then will get you to our Chau Doc City. Arrive at Chau Doc around 17:15. Pick up and transfer to your chosen hotel. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 2: Chau Doc – Can Tho (Breakfast only)

Breakfast at your hotel. At 6:30 A.M., we take a motor boat trip to see the floating fish farm and the floating village. Visit the local Cham minority village in their traditional weaving village. Continue to Can Tho. Check in on arrival. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Can Tho. (A family homestay can be arranged on request.).Option 1: Stay in a hotel in Can ThoCheck into your hotel on arrival at Can Tho. Free to explore the city on your own in the afternoon. Overnight in hotelOption 2: Home stay (D) with dinner includedTransfer by road to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. Trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Overnight in your riverside cottage (Note that the homestay facility is just basic)

Day 3: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh city (Breakfast only)

After breakfast, ask the guide about the time to start the day. We take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then proceed to the Cai Rang (optional to Phong Dien floating market), which are the liveliest in the region. You will probably have tried Vietnamese vermicelli soup so now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the local people. Learn how to cross a “Monkey Bridge” which is built from a single bamboo. Return to Can Tho for lunch at a local restaurant. Depart for Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at around 17:30

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Thanks Thomas

Thanks Tom for the useful guide to Chau Doc town. It is so beautiful. I have read all your guide and find your map very interesting. I will cruise with the Amalotus in Jan 2014, hopefully we will meet you in person